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Consumer Portfolio Services
(NASDAQ:CPSS)
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Rating:59Neutral
Price Target:
$10.00
▲(7.87% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/08/26
The score is primarily held back by financial risk from very high leverage despite strong operating/free cash flow and improving revenue. Technicals are mildly positive (trading above major moving averages with neutral momentum), valuation looks relatively inexpensive on P/E, and recent funding-related corporate events are a modest positive given the company’s securitization-driven business model.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent, sizable operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for originations, servicing and credit-loss cushions. Over months this supports reinvestment into receivables, funds securitization credit enhancement and reduces reliance on transient liquidity sources.
Negative Factors
Very high leverage
Extremely elevated leverage materially increases financial risk and reduces shock absorbers during downturns. With debt many times equity, equity holders and management have limited flexibility, and capital structure strain can magnify earnings volatility across credit cycles.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent, sizable operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for originations, servicing and credit-loss cushions. Over months this supports reinvestment into receivables, funds securitization credit enhancement and reduces reliance on transient liquidity sources.
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Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$207.79M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)22.31K
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.6
Beta (1Y)0.33
Revenue Growth11.35%
EPS Growth9.36%
CountryUS
Employees913
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Credit Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.99
Shares Outstanding21,554,714
10 Day Avg. Volume29,703
30 Day Avg. Volume22,306
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-4.77
Price to Book (P/B)0.66
Price to Sales (P/S)0.48
P/FCF Ratio0.71
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)2.45
Revenue Forecast (FY)$530.65M
Consumer Portfolio Services Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It is involved in the purchase and service of retail automobile contracts originated by franchised automobile dealers and select independent dealers in...
How the Company Makes Money
Consumer Portfolio Services makes money primarily by acquiring auto loan receivables and earning returns from the cash flows those receivables generate. Key revenue and earnings drivers typically include: (1) Interest income on finance receivables...
Consumer Portfolio Services Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 04, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a largely positive operational and financial picture: strong, sustained originations growth (QoQ and YoY), rising revenues, improved profitability and portfolio growth, plus meaningful improvements in several credit metrics and record equity/cash positions. Management maintained disciplined underwriting while expanding sales and dealer networks, and they increased securitization/warehouse capacity. Key risks are higher funding costs (interest and securitization rates), ongoing elevated delinquencies/charge-offs (albeit improving), and recoveries that remain below historical targets. On balance, the positives — robust originations, revenue and earnings growth, portfolio expansion, and improving credit trends — outweigh the listed challenges.Positive Updates
Originations Surge
Quarterly originations of ~$757–758M (Q2 2026) with quarter-over-quarter originations up over 40% and year-over-year Q2 originations up ~75% versus $433M in Q2 2025; 6-month originations of ~$1.3B (up ~47% vs prior-year 6 months).
Negative Updates
Rising Interest and Financing Costs
Interest expense for Q2 was $64M, up 9% YoY (from $58M) driven by higher securitization debt required to finance increased originations; management flagged sensitivity to higher interest/securitization rates and geopolitical risks (e.g., Iran war) that could raise funding costs.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Originations Surge
Quarterly originations of ~$757–758M (Q2 2026) with quarter-over-quarter originations up over 40% and year-over-year Q2 originations up ~75% versus $433M in Q2 2025; 6-month originations of ~$1.3B (up ~47% vs prior-year 6 months).
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Company Guidance
Management's guidance was cautiously optimistic: they said recent strong originations should continue and drive further growth, noting Q2 originations of about $758M (up ~75% YoY and >40% sequentially; $1.3B for the first six months), Q2 revenue of $121.4M (+11% YoY; $233.7M for 6M, +8%), a fair value portfolio of $4.2B (up 18% YoY) yielding 11.3% net of credit losses, and warehousing above $900M with $180.2M of cash (+12% YoY). Profitability improved (Q2 pretax $9M, +29% YoY; net income $6.2M, +30%; diluted EPS $0.27 vs $0.20) even as interest expense rose ($64M, +9%), core operating expenses remained controlled ($48.1M, +9%; core op expense 4.6% of managed portfolio vs 4.8% prior) and return on managed assets was 0.9% (vs 0.8%). Management emphasized they will keep a tight credit box (approval rate ~51%; payment-to-income and DTI stable) given improving credit trends (DQ>30 12.16% vs 13.14% YoY; net charge-offs 7.28% vs 7.45%; recoveries 33.3% vs 30.4% with vintage recoveries of 22%–47.1%), driven by more applications (1.1M vs 777k, +42%), a larger sales force (149 reps vs 93) and 11,889 active dealers (+84% YoY); they noted securitization markets remain strong but lower interest/securitization rates would further help.Consumer Portfolio Services Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
28
Negative
Cash Flow
71
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 451.55M | 427.97M | 393.51M | 352.01M | 329.71M | 267.81M |
| Gross Profit | 333.88M | 426.21M | 207.56M | 227.68M | 270.29M | 207.16M |
| EBITDA | 156.46M | 260.03M | 28.29M | 61.94M | 117.81M | 67.42M |
| Net Income | 21.61M | 19.32M | 19.20M | 45.34M | 85.98M | 47.52M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 4.42B | 3.86B | 3.50B | 2.91B | 2.76B | 2.16B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 7.50M | 6.32M | 137.40M | 125.43M | 162.79M | 176.55M |
| Total Debt | 4.01B | 3.51B | 3.16B | 2.57B | 2.48B | 1.95B |
| Total Liabilities | 4.10B | 3.55B | 3.21B | 2.63B | 2.53B | 1.99B |
| Stockholders Equity | 319.25M | 309.54M | 292.77M | 274.67M | 228.39M | 170.21M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 350.43M | 288.29M | 233.32M | 237.42M | 213.78M | 196.22M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 350.54M | 289.00M | 233.75M | 237.98M | 215.93M | 198.19M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -926.25M | -590.12M | -769.71M | -359.53M | -713.90M | -115.36M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 595.75M | 335.93M | 547.92M | 84.19M | 484.21M | -50.44M |
Consumer Portfolio Services Technical Analysis
Positive
9.27
Price Trends
9.42
Positive
9.20
Positive
8.87
Positive
Market Momentum
0.02
Negative
52.01
Neutral
74.67
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CPSS, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 9.27 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 9.39, below the 50-day MA of 9.42, and above the 200-day MA of 8.87, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.02 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 52.01 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 74.67 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CPSS.
Consumer Portfolio Services Risk Analysis
Consumer Portfolio Services disclosed 34 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Consumer Portfolio Services reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Consumer Portfolio Services Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $6.05B | 12.65 | 32.35% | ― | 2.58% | 32.02% | |
71 Outperform | $351.34M | 19.28 | 4.95% | ― | -2.34% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $7.51B | 9.86 | 23.07% | 7.01% | 6.93% | 19.96% | |
63 Neutral | $301.50M | 6.73 | 12.49% | 2.88% | 9.63% | 40.75% | |
59 Neutral | $207.79M | 9.61 | 6.91% | ― | 11.35% | 9.36% |
* Financial Sector Average
CPSS
Consumer Portfolio Services
9.51
1.50
18.73%
CACC
Credit Acceptance
587.27
112.53
23.70%
RM
Regional Management
33.50
-2.88
-7.91%
OMF
OneMain Holdings
65.68
12.36
23.18%
OPRT
Oportun Financial
7.71
1.66
27.44%
Consumer Portfolio Services Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Consumer Portfolio Services Completes Record Auto Receivables Securitization
Positive
Jul 24, 2026
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., an independent specialty finance company, provides indirect auto financing to borrowers with weaker or limited credit through contracts purchased from franchised dealerships and secured primarily by late-model us...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Consumer Portfolio Services Expands Revolving Credit Facility Capacity
Positive
Jul 15, 2026
On July 9, 2026, Consumer Portfolio Services renewed its two-year revolving credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. and its subordinate lender, while increasing the warehouse credit facility’s capacity from $335 million to $508 million. The com...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Consumer Portfolio Services Highlights AI-Driven Subprime Lending Strategy
Positive
May 20, 2026
Consumer Portfolio Services released a March 2026 investor presentation detailing its business model, portfolio metrics and market positioning in the U.S. subprime auto lending space, where it provides indirect financing to dealers in 47 states an...
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